NBC’s The Blacklist Season 5 is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on August 14th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Read More here

Before Tom’s death on The Blacklist, he questioned Red about that infamous bag of bones. Red told Tom that the contents of the duffel bag are a “secret, not a lie.” That single line may be the most telling clue Red offers about the bones and their implications. As of the end of Season 5, Liz has learned the truth: that the bones belong to Raymond Reddington, but not the alive and well man played by James Spader we’ve come to know over the past five season. Liz now believes the man she knew as Red to be an imposter, and all signs seemed to point toward this as the truth. But is he really an imposter? Read More here

Last Wednesday NBC premiered the Season 5 finale of its veteran show, The Blacklist, and in our opinion it was one of the best finales this season. The show has done a great job so far at throwing in twists and turns that make the show stronger. Every new twist is bigger and better than the last, and just when you think the writers can’t trick you anymore, they do. This show has always been one that we clear our schedules for in order to watch and we have never been disappointed. The curveball of killing Tom Keen this past season was one we didn’t expect, and yet, as the season went on, it didn’t seem weird that the character wasn’t part of the series anymore, because the writers did a great job at evolving the show naturally. Read More here

Boston Legal was definitely a smarmy, very sarcastic show that had a very nice blend of drama mixed in, which made it perfect for personalities like James Spader, William Shatner, and Candace Bergen. Their style of sarcasm was very welcome in this show that had a lot to do with civil litigation and keeping the top level people in check as much as possible. These were at one time three of the biggest egos in Hollywood and in fact still rank right up there, but for this show they were perfect since they could have free reign and be allowed to just act. For Spader it was kind of like a dream come true since he had two perfect individuals to play against and therefore could make the best of a show that people expected a lot from. The show ran from 2004 to 2008 so it didn’t have an exceptionally long run. But quite often shows having to do with the law don’t tend to last that long. Those that do are more of an anomaly than anything, such as Law and Order: SVU. Shows like this tend to come out, gain a following, and then start to drift off as people start to look elsewhere for their entertainment. Read More here

Here’s a shocking fact that we never forget about: James Spader has never been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing Raymond Reddington on The Blacklist. Read More here

So about those bones…
That duffle bag of skeleton parts that’s been at the center of NBC’s The Blacklist throughout Season 5 has been much debated by fans in the build-up to tonight’s season finale, and viewers can rest easy (or not) in the satisfaction of knowing that the bones belong to…
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Here is NBC’s fall 2018-19 schedule, followed by scheduling information on some shows that are not on it, brief analysis and detailed descriptions of NBC’s new series. Missing from the fall schedule from the renewed series are The Blacklist, which yesterday clinched a last-minute 22-episode order, and midseason entries AP Bio, Good Girls, as well as the just rescued Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which NBC picked up after its cancellation by Fox.

Good Girls will air on Sundays behind World of Dance. The Blacklist will premiere in January at 9 PM Friday following Blindspot running continuously without repeats. A.P. Bio and Brooklyn Nine-Nine also will return in midseason with scheduling plans TBD.

New NBC series left on the bench for a midseason premiere include Michael Schur’s new comedy series Abby’s, along with drama series newcomers The Enemy Within, The Village and The InBetween.
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It came down to the wire but NBC just picked up a 22-episode sixth season of The Blacklist, from Sony Pictures TV. There is no final decision yet on the studio’s other bubble drama series, Timeless. Read More here

Will Raymond Reddington’s secrets finally spill out on The Blacklist? It’s been nearly a year since Mr. Kaplan unearthed a mysterious suitcase full of bones that put the fear of god in Red (James Spader). And yet, we’re on the precipice of another finale and still no closer to understanding why he’d go to such great lengths to protect this secret — particularly from Liz (Megan Boone), whose husband Tom (Ryan Eggold) was killed in pursuit of the truth. Read More here

Criterion Collection has restored the breakthrough film sex, lies, and videotape from a new 4k digital transfer for release on Blu-ray Disc. The Oscar-nominated indie from director Steven Soderbergh is presented in 1080p at 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio with a 5.1 DTS‑HD Master Audio surround sound audio track. Along with previously-released bonus content the new Blu-ray edition features a new conversation with composer Cliff Martinez, new documentary about the making of the film, and new program by Soderbergh with responses to questions sent in by fans. Extras also include a deleted scene, trailers, interviews with director Steven Soderbergh from 1990 and 1992, and audio commentary from 1998 with Soderbergh. Read More here